Game apparatus.



E. G. JACKSON.

GAME APPARATUS. APPLICATION FILED SEPT- 13, 1915.

1 176,367. Patented Mar. 21, 1916.

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EGLBERT G. JACKSON, or wnrrafin, PENNSYLVANIA.

Gana armaames.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented 11 21, 1916 Application filed September 18, 1915. Serial No. 51,387.

' character wherein surface projectiles are em- I ployed; and it is an object of the invention to provide a novel and improved device of this general character wherein skill in employing the same is required and whereby a maximum of amusement is afforded;

The invention consists in the details of construction and in the combination and ar rangement of the several parts of my improved game apparatus whereby certain important advantages are attained andrthe device is rendered simpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenient and advantageous for use, all as will be hereinafter more fully set forth. v I 1 The novel features of the invention will be carefully defined in the appended claims.

In order tha't'my invention maybe the better understood, I will now proceed to de-- scribe the same with reference to the accompanying drawings, whereinigure 1 is a view in top plan of the device as herein embodied; Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 is a view illustrating the projectiles herein employed.

As disclosed in the accompanying drawings, 1 denotes a base of predetermined dimensions and preferably rectangular in form and having its margins defined by an upstanding fiange 2 and the opposite end portions of the base are provided with the inwardly disposed raised portions 3 substantially semi-circular in form and provided at the transverse center of the base 1 with the longitudinally disposed grooves 4. The inless; than the ribs 7 and terminating inwardly thereof and the adjacent extremities of the ribs 7 are spaced apart sufficiently to permit an unobstructed travel of a projectile 8 impelled by the projector mechanism Pfrom within the groove 4 so that the same may be caused to strike the upstanding peg 9 positioned concentrically of the raised portions 3. The side marginal portions of the base 1 are provided with the inwardly disposed raised portions 10, the sides of which eing disposed concentric to the opposed sides of the adjacent ribs 7 and said raised portions 10 are of a length less than the length of the ribs 7. It is preferred that the raised, portions -10 be substantially V-shape in plan. It is also to be observed that the freeor'inner extremities of the ribs 6 and 7 are pointed so that no material obstruction will be afforded to the entrance of a projectile 8 within the run-ways R afforded between the ribs 6 and the raised portions 3, theribsfi and 7 and the ribs 7 and raised portions 10. a

Each of the run-ways R is provided with the'depressions 11 provided with the valuations 12 and in playing the game, it is intended that each player have a set of five projectiles 8, said sets being differently colored for the purpose of :identity and the pro-" jectiles of each set are provided with differing valuations 12 preferably two and a multiple of two. The projectiles 8 are also preferably spherical. 7

As a projectile 8 is discharged from a groove 4, its course of travel will be deflected by the peg 9 and will have a tendency to enter within one of the run-ways R and should said projectile seat itself within a depression 11 the player will make a score equal to the sum of the valuation 14 of the projectile and the valuation 12 of the de pression in which it is seated. It will be understood however that other rules for governing the score may be created if desired.

From the foregoing description, it is thought to be obvious that a game apparatus constructed in accordance with my invention is of an extremely simple and comparatively inexpensive nature and is particularly well adapted for'use by reason of the facility with which it may be played and the amusement afforded, and it will also be obvious that my invention is susceptible of some change and modification without material departure from the principles and spirit by the discharging grooves.

thereo fand for this reason I do not to l ons:

be understood as limiting myself to the precise arrangement and 'fo-rmation'of the sev--- .board having a plurality of run-Ways along iiop'p os'ite sides thereof and having a dis- ".cha'rging groove at opposite ends arranged 'in alinement, an upstanding peg carried byeral parts herein shown in carrying out my. invention in practice. Iclaim: i 15A game apparatus comprising" a base board having a plurality'of run-Ways alongf opposite sides thereof and having a discharging. groove at: opposite: ends arrangedinl alinement, and an upstanding peg carried by thebase board concentrically of the dis-- charging grooves. 3. Q i=2..A game apparatus comprising "a base board having a plurality of run-waysalong opposite sides thereof-and having a dis charging groove at opposite ends arranged in alinernent, and an upstanding peg car-,

ried by the base board concentrically of the" discharging grooves, the run-Ways terminat ing at opposite sides of the plane occupied '3. A game apparatus comprising a base board having a plurality of run-Ways along Copies of this patent, may be obtained'for opposite sides thereof and having a dis-- charging groove at opposlte endsharranged in alinement, and an upstanding peg carried by the base board concentricallyofthe dis charging grooves, said run-Ways beingprovi ded With depressions. 7

LA game apparatuscomprisinga base board having a plurality of run-Waysalong opposite sides thereof and having a dis-f charging groove a't opposite ends arranged in alin'ernent, and an upstanding peg carried by the base board concentrically of the dis-- charging grooves, said run-ways being p ro-" vided ith depressions of differin valuamagma apparatus eoinprising a base 40 the-:ibase. Fb'oard. concentrically of the discharging grooves, and projectiles adapted to be discharged fromlwithingthei grooves; i n

63 A game apparatus I con iprising a base board having a phirality "of run-xv ays along' opposlte sldesthereof and. havIngQafdischarging groove atropposite endsarjran'gedi y in alineinent, an uptsanding pegscarriecl by? the base board concentrically of vthe discharging grooves,- projectiles adapted to be inserted within the grooves, and-means for discharging the same therefromy:

1 7. A game apparatus. comprisinga base board having a plurality'of runays along;

. opposite sides thereof andiflhavingla.dis-i V charginggroove at opposite endsnarrangedjfid in alinement, an upstandinglp'eg carri'ed'byi' '1 the base board 1 concentrically of thefl dis charging grooves,'isaid run-Ways beingproI- vided With depressions of differing valua ii tions', and projectiles ofrdiffe rin'gvaluations adapted to'be dischargedfrom Withinthe discharging grooves. Y i

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